Turkish American Organizations

Organizations Representing Turkish Americans and the U.S.-Turkey Relationship in the U.S.

TCA prepared these lists to reflect the multitude of organizations that represent Turkish Americans and the U.S.-Turkey relationship throughout the United States. These lists are for informational purposes only. They do not constitute TCA's endorsement of these entities. Furthermore, TCA has no affiliation with the political action committees listed.

These lists have been prepared to the best of TCA's knowledge. Our goal is to list all organizations representing Turkish Americans and the U.S.-Turkey relationship. If your organization is not listed, please send us its name along with its website address. For organizations that are listed but do not have their websites included, we would appreciate receiving website and contact information.

Please forward information to info@tc-america.org.

National Grassroots Organizations with Local Chapters

Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA) – Washington, DC
Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) – New York

National Special Interest Organizations

American Friends of Turkey (AFOT) – Washington, DC
American Turkish Society (ATS) – New York
Atatürk Society of America (ASA) – Washington, DC
Bridge to Turkiye Fund (BTF) – North Carolina
Turkish American Legal Defense Fund (TALDF) – Washington, DC
Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) – Boston/Istanbul/Washington, DC
Turkish Cultural Foundation (TCF) – Boston/Istanbul/Washington, DC
Turkish Policy Center (TPC) - Washington, DC
Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF) – New York
Turken Foundation - New York
Turkish Heritage Organization (THO) - Washington, DC
Turkish Women’s International Network (TurkishWIN) - Washington, DC/Boston/NYC/San Francisco

Business Associations

American Turkish Business Development Council (ATBDC) - Istanbul
American Business Forum in Turkey (ABFT) – Istanbul
American Turkish Council (ATC) – Washington, DC
Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association U.S. Office (MUSIAD USA) - Washington, DC
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey U.S. Office (TOBB U.S.) – Washington, DC
Turkey-U.S. Business Council of the Foreign Economic Relations Board (TAIK-DEIK) – Istanbul
Turkish America Business Association (TABA) – Istanbul
Turkish American Business Forum - New York
Turkish American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TACCI) – New York
Turkish American Real Estate Professionals Association (TARA) - Miami
Turkish Industry and Business Association (TUSIAD U.S.) – Washington, DC
U.S.-Turkey Business Council of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Washington, DC

Professional Associations

Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association (TASSA)
Society of Turkish American Architects, Engineers and Scientists (MIM) – New York
Turkish American Doctors Association of the Midwest (TADAM) – Illinois
American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages (AATT)

Turkish Universities in the U.S.

BAU International University (Bahcesehir University) – Washington, DC

Turkish Alumni Associations in the U.S.

Bilkent University Alumni – North America
Bogazici University Alumni USA
Istanbul Technical University Alumni Association, USA
Istanbul University Alumni Association USA
Middle East Technical University Alumni Association, USA
Robert College Alumni Association of America
TED USA - Alumni Association of TED Ankara College

Political Organizations - (Ten Thousand Turks Campaign)

Turkish Coalition USA Political Action Committee (TC-USA PAC)
Turkish Coalition Northeast Political Action Committee (TC-NE PAC)
Turkish Coalition California Political Action Committee (TC-CAL PAC)
Turkish Coalition Midwest Political Action Committee (TC-Midwest PAC)
Turkish American Political Action Committee - Texas (TurkishPAC)

Think Tanks in Washington, DC That Cover Turkish Issues

Atlantic Council
Brookings Institution
Capital Turkish Connections
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
German Marshall Fund of the United States
Global Policy Institute
Heritage Foundation
Hollings Center for International Dialogue
Institute of Turkish Studies
Middle East Institute
Rand Corporation
SETA (Foundation for Political, Social and Economic Research)
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Turkic Organizations

American Association of Crimean Turks New York
Azerbaijan Society of America New Jersey
Azerbaijani-American Council
Houston Azerbaijanis Texas
Kazakh American Alliance
Kyrgyz – American Association Illinois
Turkmen American Scholars Association
U.S. Azeris Network Washington, DC
Uzbek American Association of Chicago (UAAC) - Chicago
Uyghur American Association Washington, DC
Vatandosh Uzbek-American Federation New York

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